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Football: No. 99 for No. 88
By Jeff Faraudo
Sunday, October 7th, 2012 at 1:27 pm in Alumni, Football.
Ex-Cal two-sport star Tony Gonzalez caught his 99th career touchdown in the NFL on Sunday.
That ties the 35-year-old Atlanta Falcons tight end with old-school NFL legend Don Hutson for eighth on the all-time TD reception list, one behind Steve Largent and Tim Brown, each with 100.
Gonzalez had one of his most productive games in years with 13 catches for 123 yards and his fourth TD of the season in the Falcons’ 24-17 win over Washington.
Next on the all-time TD list among tight ends is the Chargers’ Antonio Gates with 76.
Gonzalez already is No. 2 all-time in receptions and No. 10 in receiving yardage — among all NFL receivers.
In a few years, he will have a new mailing address: Canton, Ohio.
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October 7th, 2012 at 7:13 pm
Congratulations, Tony G.
I loved watching him play hoops and football.
October 7th, 2012 at 7:35 pm
My brother tutored him while at Cal. My favorite fake mexican, as a mexican.
October 8th, 2012 at 9:16 am
Best TE ever. Cal has a couple ‘best ever’ positions now. QB and TE.
October 8th, 2012 at 9:57 am
Best ever nfl cal lineup?
Qb rodgers
Rb lynch
Fb ?
Wr desean jackson
Wr sean dawkins
Te tony g
O line alex mack ryan ocallaghan ???
K ryan longwell
P nick harris
D line andre carter brandon mebane tyson alualu
Lb hardy nickerson desmond bishop ???
Cb deltha oneal namdi asomugha
S thomas decoud matt giordano
October 8th, 2012 at 11:24 am
RB – Lynch maybe at some point, but probably Chuck Muncie
WR – some guy named Wesley Walker
QB – Probably Rodgers, but Steve Bartkowski was no slouch in his career. And then there was Craig Morton, he won a Super Bowl. Ultimately, it will be Rodgers, I think.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:53 am
I’m sorry, but I was at Cal when TG was a TE, and I distinctly remember him dropping about half the passes that were thrown to him. He was massive, and had good technique, but horrible hands. Those skills came after he was drafted. I wouldn’t call him our best TE, but certainly our most successful after his time here.
October 8th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Horrible hands? <— wtf?
October 8th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
O Line – Juancho, how could you forget B De La Puente?
lb’s – Gary Plummer, Scott Fujita
October 8th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
…but HOF? Definitely TG and AR.
Namdi if he has a few more pro bowl years.
DeSean? doubt it
Bartkowski, Muncie and Walker all had pro bowl years but not HOF.
October 8th, 2012 at 4:51 pm
I remember Tony G. catching all kinds of passes and thinking “this guy will be in the NFL”.
In hindsight, No Sh!t…
October 8th, 2012 at 5:34 pm
You are correct wehofx. I forgot them.
I remember thinking tony g was going to be an nba star. To be honest i remember him more for bball than football at cal. But i was a kid.